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| Olaitan Oyerinde |
A popular labour activist and principal secretary to the Governor of Edo State Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Olaitan Oyerinde, was murdered in cold blood on Friday morning around 1: 00AM by unknown gunmen in Benin city, the capital of Edo state.
Comrade Olaitan was shot to death in front of his wife and children by armed assassins who stormed his official residence in the city. His murder is believed in the security circle to be related with Governor Oshiomhole's upcoming re-election campaign in Edo State.
As an official aide to the governor, he is crucial to the coordination and management of electioneering activities for the governor. Comrade Olaitan, a University of Lagos alumni is well-known and highly respected as an excellent organizer.
It would be recalled that just last week the governor narrowly escaped a mysterious auto accident in the state, a truck rammed into his convoy as he was returning from a campaign rally, killing 3 journalists and injuring several others.